The Modern World, Part Two: Global History since 1910 -- Week 5 Lecture Summary
This is my summary of Week 5 of the course "The Modern World, Part Two: Global History since 1910", which can be found here: https://www.coursera.org/learn/modern-world-2/home/week/5 Video 1: The Age of the Americans 1940s-mid 1950s. Starting 1898/1990, the US takes on an important role in shaping world history, but in the 1940s, the United States of America takes on a central role in shaping the course of world history. This happens when they decide to get involved in WWII following the fall of France. By 1954, the US has made the international decision that it was going to combat the global rise of communism, setting and defending frontiers in Asia and Europe. And domestically, the US outlawed segregation in schools (the Brown decision). The phrase National Security comes into use in the 1940s-1950s. It is the notion that it takes the preparation of the whole state to preserve national security. The American Department of Defense is created (replacing the War Department),